"Is the Warden Fortress far from here?"

Walking on the snowy ridge, I asked Marun, who was walking beside me.

The blizzard intensified, and it seemed that it would not be able to stop for a while. But there are also old people and children in our group, and I am a little worried that they will not be able to support it. So I still choose to ask more.

"Uh... We've arrived. ”

Ma Lun turned his head and smiled at me with a frosty face.

"Arrived?"

I didn't understand what he meant. There is clearly a white expanse around here, where is there any fortress look?

"Hum..."

Just as I was pondering what he meant by this, the earth beneath my feet suddenly silently parted from each side of the two ridges, revealing a large "open-air" lifting platform buried in the mountain!

"Let's go!"

Ma Lun greeted us and walked into the elevator first.

After Dabin, Zhuge Bai and the others glanced at each other, they all nodded, and stepped into the elevator one after another, still a little inexplicably excited in my heart.

Once we were all inside, the metal plate above our heads slowly closed again. If I were standing outside at this time, I would see that there was no sign of any creature on the ground swept by the wind.

The light in the elevator is not very bright, and there is an orange bulb with a low wattage every five meters or so. This is understandable, after all, it is necessary to save on all unnecessary energy consumption. However, you can still see your surroundings clearly.

"Are those the life seed banks you are guarding?"

From afar, you can clearly see the scenes in the transparent warehouses. Similar to a gene repository. Inside, thousands of ultra-low temperature freezers forged from special metals are protecting about 90% of the planet's species. to ensure that it can survive the extreme environment and still reproduce.

"Yes, but I don't have enough permission, so I can only look at it. Can't get inside. Let's go to the fortress operations command room first. The commander was waiting for us. ”

As he spoke, the elevator finally stopped in front of the entrance of the floor marked 3F.

"We're here."

Ma Lun looked respectful all the way, and after the elevator protective fence was lifted, he turned to us and said.

The space on this floor is relatively small, about 400 square meters. The walls all around are slightly tilted inward. It can be seen that the overall shape of the Watcher's Fortress should be a quadrangular pyramid, or trapezoid. However, judging from the situation at the entrance, the probability of a trapezoidal fortress is slightly higher.

"Watcher Patrol Team, Marlen!"

Coming to a silver-white alloy iron door, Ma Lun suddenly said to the door seriously.

"Please show your ID badge."

Above the gate, a mechanical female voice suddenly came.

Hearing the instructions, Ma Lun took out a translucent metal card from his pocket and shook it against a protrusion on the iron door.

"Mr. Qi, Mr. Zhuge and... Survivors. Welcome! ”

The iron door slowly opened to the sides, and a man about forty years old walked towards us, greeting us warmly.

The so-called command room, the furnishings and decorations are very avant-garde, even if it is buried in the mountain, the interior is still bright. It's not just the lighting, it's also the huge live display screen that stands on the curved wall opposite. The screen clearly shows the real-time picture of the 10-kilometer radius of the Jiala base camp on the Tibetan plateau!

"My name is Di Mou. Supreme Commander of the Watcher Fortress. No identification, no belonging to any country, no affiliation to any organization. It is only responsible for the management of the Watcher's Fortress. Before the disaster, a soy sauce character. ”

Di Mou said. In the end, he mocked himself.

"Hello. Mr. Di. ”

I stepped forward slowly, holding one out.

"Hello, Mr. Qi."

Di Mou also stepped forward and held mine tightly.

I don't know why he knew my identity. There are only about 3,000 living people left in the world, does it still matter?

There were three people in the command room, two deputies and Di Mou. It looks a little forceful

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The amount is thin.

"Sit down, let's get straight to the point."

Di Mou let go of the one he was holding with me, and pointed to the chair next to him.

"Mr. Qi, when will Zuoqiu arrive here? Are you really capable of coping? ”

Di Mou asked me with a solemn face. Sure enough, it was straight to the point, without a word of nonsense.

"I estimate that Zuoqiu will arrive in about three days, as for whether we can handle it..."

When it comes to this question, I don't know the bottom of my heart. If it's Zuoqiu, it's okay to say. A few of us genetically activated people swarmed up, believing that we could kill him. But the most troublesome thing is not Zuoqiu, but the hundreds of millions of infected people who follow him. No matter how strong we are, we can't beat four with two fists, and we will probably end up drowning in the tide of the infected. But that's only the worst.

"With all due respect, we are not able to provide any fire support. This is the code of the Watcher's Fortress. According to Article 12, Paragraph 3 of the Fort Code, no personnel within the Watchmen's Fortress are allowed to participate in any unrelated battles against the Watchmen's Fortress. Even if the Third World War starts. ”

Di Mou said to me without the slightest emotion.

"Understood. You have your tasks. And please take care of my family. ”

I can understand his approach very well. The fortress guards the fire of the earth, and they are not obligated to participate in additional battles.

"Mr. Qi, thank you for your understanding. We will do everything we can to protect your family and friends. Now can you tell us a little bit about the Curtiss transport? ”

After agreeing with my point of view, Di Mou moved on to the next topic.

"I don't know exactly where the Curtis transport is. But that's okay, I'll have a way of knowing exactly where it is. ”

At that time, the mood swing was so strong that I forgot to ask where the Arashi transport was now. However, I think Arashi will have a way to get the survivors to land on the transport.

"Also, there will be a lot of survivors coming in lately. You must protect them and bring them here. There aren't many people alive on the planet! ”

This is also the consensus I reached with Arashi before. Now convey it to Di Mou.

"Good. I'll send someone to monitor the surroundings 24 hours a day. As soon as a survivor is found, we will receive it immediately!

Di Mou didn't hesitate. As long as it is beneficial to the Watcher's Fortress, then he will definitely take it very seriously.

"By the way, the fort will provide you with the best food and accommodation for these two days. Especially a few warriors, you have to rest well. I hope you can land the transport ship with us! Contribute to the inheritance of mankind! ”

Di Mou said to me very sincerely.

Now I kind of understand why he is in the position of Supreme Commander of the Stronghold of the Watcher. Because he is both rule-abiding and humane. Too much conformism is not advisable, and too much emotion can lead to disaster. Isn't it the Watcher's Fortress that needs someone like Di Mou?

"Mr. Di, once a large-scale infected person is found, we must be notified as soon as possible. It must be accompanied by Zuoqiu, so we should prepare in advance. ”

What should be instructed is still instructed. This is a very important thing.

"No problem. So in that case... Captain Ma, you take Mr. Qi and them to rest. ”

After discussing everything with me, Di Mou ordered Ma Lun, who was standing aside.

"Have you hollowed out a mountain in this fortress?"

Walking out of the combat command room and stepping into the elevator again, Dabin scratched his head and asked Ma Lun.

"Pretty much. It's a small world, so to speak, and there's basically everything. The height of the fort is about a thousand meters. The length and width are about 1,000 meters. This is also the limit of fortress construction. ”

Ma Lun and Dabin don't have any big grudges. At that time, the situation was relatively special, and they were all forced to be helpless. Now they are all their own people, and they are much kinder in their words and deeds.

"Alright, we're here. 3rd living quarter. ”

The feeling of falling caused by the elevator gradually decreased, and finally stopped in the third living area.

"How many living quarters are there? Don't you live together? ”

I didn't know much about their management model, so I asked Ma Lun with some curiosity.

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Yes, a living quarters were for fortress warriors like me to live in. Second, the living area is for some survivors with poor physical fitness. The medical and living facilities there are designed according to their physical condition. As for the three living quarters, it is the place where the normal survivors are active. ”

Ma Lun's explanation is very detailed. I listened and nodded. Thinking about it this way, the Watcher Fortress really thought it through.

It says it's a living quarter, but it looks like a prison common room. The infrastructure is simple but not rudimentary. It is completely possible for the survivors to live here for a long time without feeling aggrieved.

"The opposite room was mostly empty. It's all well equipped, you can pick it. I'm going to inform the logistics and get you some food. ”

Marlon pointed to the opposite room, and then walked in the other direction of the lounge. It looks like a school or company cafeteria. It should be the cafeteria of this living area.

"Rest well. Get a good night's sleep after eating. ”

Standing in front of the rows of houses, I turned to the crowd behind me. Everyone nodded happily.

"Kiki, let's go."

With that, I picked up Maggie's and walked into the nearest house with the general and the cerebellar axe.

"Smack."

"Welcome to the Watchman Fortress. Have a great day! ”

As soon as the door closed, the lights in the room came on, followed by a sweet female voice.

"It's pretty high-end..."

I laughed and complained.

"Heihei, the conditions here are good! Toilets, showers, all you need are basic. ”

The pale yellow light overhead gives you an unobstructed view of the facilities in the house. It's not as extravagant and spacious as the central tower, but it's more welcoming.

"Great, let's finally get a shower. You see my beard is long, like an orangutan..."

Picking up a small mirror on the desk, he complained while looking at his "handsome" face.

"You're good. How long can a beard grow again? My hair stinks! ”

Maggie saw the mirror in me, and quickly ran to me, and appeared in the mirror in front of me in the same frame. Cleaning up my hair that I hadn't washed in a long time.

"Hahaha..."

We looked in the mirror for two seconds and burst out laughing. One has a scruffy beard, the other has curly hair. It doesn't look embarrassing.

"Hold me."

Like a child, Maggie opened her arms very cutely and asked me to hug her.

"Little beauty... Brother Qi will give you a bath? ...”

Holding the coquettish Maggie in my arms, my nerves that were tense all the time gradually relaxed.

"Huh~ You're perverted... But why is this phrase so familiar? I think I've heard someone say... I remember! The big fat Lester in the López underground research room! ”

Maggie loves this feeling so much, and that's what she wants to live with.

"Holy! Is that how you describe your husband? ”

In the room, Maggie and I were happily communicating. It's been a long, long time since I've been so relaxed......

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"Mr. Zuoqiu, I have already communicated with that friend. He doesn't want you to go to the Tibetan plateau. Moreover, waiting for the infected to evolve slowly can also meet the standard of energy demand. ”

On the off-road vehicle driven by Zuoqiu, Arashi suddenly appeared in the back of the car and said.

"A fly, what qualifications do you have to communicate with me."

Zuoqiu snorted, not taking this sentence to heart at all.

"It seems that my friend is right. Whatever you want..."

Arashi smiled for the first time ever, and shook her head. It seems that some people understand what human beings call "feelings".

The next moment, Lan disappeared again, leaving Zuoqiu still driving towards the Tibetan Plateau.

"I'll wait... You don't even have the right to step aboard a Curtiss transport! ”

Zuoqiu muttered to himself, especially when he mentioned the Curtiss transport. There seems to be an inexplicable affection for this ancient ship.

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